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    Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVIII

    So NM (6th) v Carlton (16th) next week. Who to tip?
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    Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVIII

    On current form we won't beat WC but we have a chance v Melbourne.
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    AFL Autopsy RND 3: Done by the Roos

    I can't even imagine the depths of despair there would be - right across the club, from supporters upwards - if Merrett and Ridley had left. We'd likely have a JHF situation with our next high draft pick at the least. Not to mentioned no incentive for players to resign so we have any chance of...
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    Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVIII

    Shanahan was terrific, composed beyond his years. Particularly the pack mark at the end that decided the game.
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    AFL Autopsy RND 3: Done by the Roos

    Our youth is so far behind WC, judging the way each team played PA at the same venue.
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    Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVIII

    WC doing a much better job v Port than we did.
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    AFL Autopsy RND 3: Done by the Roos

    Yes, at the time (2013, 2014) there was a lot of talk about the long term effects of the sanctions, including that we needed to get everything right for there not to be a 10 year lag in getting back on track (delayed player development) as a result of being shut out of draft. The club had to...
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    AFL Autopsy RND 3: Done by the Roos

    Re bolded, we couldn't hit the draft. From memory, the club's penalty was being excluded from the first two rounds of the draft for two years. There was also the economic rebuild that limited trades. These combined with the drafting biases and errors and the administrative burden of the...
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    AFL Autopsy RND 3: Done by the Roos

    We had better coaches and a more balanced team in 2016. From memory, James Kelly was an experienced calming influence in defence (and then stayed on as a defensive coach). There was no such influence last night or in the previous two weeks. MacKay and Reid couldn't hold their contested marks and...
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    AFL Autopsy RND 3: Done by the Roos

    Amazingly, we came close to winning. Says more about NM than us
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    Game Day Round 3: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Docklands, Saturday 28/03/26, 7:35 PM

    langford
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    Game Day Round 3: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Docklands, Saturday 28/03/26, 7:35 PM

    Archie Roberts is our best defender - only defender? I'm not sure which
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    Game Day Round 3: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Docklands, Saturday 28/03/26, 7:35 PM

    our skills are deplorable
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    Game Day Round 3: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Docklands, Saturday 28/03/26, 7:35 PM

    Beautiful goal to Caddy
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    Game Day Round 3: Essendon vs North Melbourne, Docklands, Saturday 28/03/26, 7:35 PM

    Not pretty but enough effort
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